#AA38BB#AA38BB

#AA38BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.212 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA38BB
RGB	rgb(170, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(292, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(292, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.58, 63.07, -46.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.58, 78.38, 323.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.1675 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.212 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.9604, 14.9637, 48.4723)
Luminance	0.1496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA38BB #49BB38

analogous

#6938BB #AA38BB #BB388A

triadic

#AA38BB #BBAA38 #38BBAA

tetradic

#AA38BB #BB6938 #49BB38 #388ABB

square

#AA38BB #BB6938 #49BB38 #388ABB

split-complementary

#AA38BB #8ABB38 #38BB69

monochromatic

#541C5D #7F2A8C #AA38BB #C161D0 #D490DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#AA38BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#AA38BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA38BB

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA38BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA38BB	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0364BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A70B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC4F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa38bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.212 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c779d0',
    500: '#aa38bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa38bb;
$custom-light: #c779d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa38bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.214,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55838,
    "c": 0.21195,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA38BB

secondary

#8FC886

accent

#DD4B5E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA38BB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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